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'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

A federal government shutdown was avoided late Friday when outgoing President Joe Biden signed into law a last-minute funding plan. A shutdown appeared likely after some bills that Speaker Mike Johnson supported failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to Axios' Andrew Solender, however, House Democrats are "sending an early warning signal" to Johnson that he " shouldn't count …

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2 hours, 26 minutes ago

'Waffling and weak': Insiders say Trump is furious with Mike Johnson — and mulling his end

Raw Story

Speaker Mike Johnson has fallen out of favor with Donald Trump who is now considering throwing him overboard in favor of a new leader of the House, insiders close to the president-elect told Politico Monday. And, in the end, he was unimpressed with the entire chaotic process, which left the incoming administration questioning whether Johnson is capable of managing an …

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2 hours, 39 minutes ago

'Prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use': Damning Matt Gaetz ethics report leaks

Raw Story

A copy of the House Ethics Committee's report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz obtained by CBS News alleges that the Florida Republican engaged in a number of illegal activities. The 37-page report, which is due to be released on Monday, writes that "there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory …

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7 hours, 15 minutes ago

Trump asserts leadership, dismisses claims of Musk’s presidential influence

Deccan Chronicle

President-elect Donald Trump made it clear on Sunday that while Elon Musk plays a prominent role in his administration but he will not be the one calling the shots. While praising Musk as a “great guy,” Trump clarified that Musk’s role would be in leading the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, an agency aimed at reducing the size of …

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7 hours, 48 minutes ago

6 OUJAC students get bail in Allu Arjun’s house vandalism case

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Half a dozen students’ of Osmania University Joint Action Committee, who vandalized the residence of film actor Allu Arjun in Jubilee Hills on Sunday evening, got bail on furnishing personal surety on Monday morning. The Hyderabad police booked a case against the students and arrested them for vandalizing the actor’s residence. The incident happened around 4:45 pm, when some …

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Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI

Deccan Chronicle

US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence. Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Trump said on Sunday as he announced a number of appointments on artificial …

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14 hours, 30 minutes ago

Forget keys, Face ID may soon lock and unlock your house doors: Apple exploring smart doorbells

India Today

Apple is rumoured to be working on a new smart doorbell camera that uses Face ID to unlock your door, reveals Mark Gurman in his weekly newsletter published in Bloomberg. Mark Gurman suggests the doorbell could be compatible with existing third-party HomeKit smart locks, offering flexibility for Apple users already invested in the ecosystem. This ambitious smart doorbell project is …

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14 hours, 30 minutes ago

Accused in Allu Arjun house attack get bail, Revanth Reddy link emerges

India Today

A Hyderabad court on Monday granted bail to six people accused of storming into Telugu actor Allu Arjun's Jubilee Hills residence and damaging property. BRS leader Krishank has alleged that Srinivas was a "close aide" of Revanth Reddy and the Kodangal Congress candidate in the 2019 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency polls. A video of Sunday's incident showed several men storming …

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Kumar Vishwas invokes Ramayana in veiled dig at Shatrughan Sinha, stokes row

India Today

Poet Kumar Vishwas sparked controversy with a veiled jibe at actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha and his daughter, actor Sonakshi Sinha, indirectly referencing her interfaith marriage during a public event. Shatrughan Sinha’s Mumbai house is named ‘Ramayana’ and Sonakshi Sinha recently married her longtime boyfriend and actor, Zaheer Iqbal, which suggests that Viswas was alluding to their marriage. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate …

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Youth assaults nine-year-old SC boy for ‘scribbling on car’ in Tiruppur, held

New Indian Express

TIRUPPUR: Police arrested a 25-year-old youth who attacked a nine-year-old SC boy for allegedly scribbling on the dust of his car near Avinashi. A little later, Sathyavarsan’s parents and relatives came looking for him and heard his cries from Mohanraj’s house and questioned him. Enraged by the arguments, Mohanraj took out a knife and stabbed the boy’s relatives, Selvaraj,, and …

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18 hours, 5 minutes ago

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Addressing supporters at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump …

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18 hours, 43 minutes ago

Gang Steals Rs 1.2 Cr in Gold, Arrests Made in Domalguda

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Police arrested one Indrajit Ghorai for masterminding a theft at the house of his brother Ranjit in Domalguda on December 12. Indrajit, advocate Mohammed Noor Ullah and eight others attacked Ranjit at his house and stole 2 kg gold and other property worth Rs 1.2 crore, police commissioner C.V. Anand said. 19-Year-Old Student Dies by Suicide at Hostel in …

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'Man of the Year' or man of their wallets?

Raw Story

— Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Bargain: Buying the White House, One Regulation at a Time. Now it appears that Musk’s $277 million investment in purchasing the White House for Donald Trump is about to pay off big, as Reuters reports: “The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according to …

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20 hours, 26 minutes ago

'We're not serious about passing a budget': GOP lawmaker trashes own party on CNN

Raw Story

One of the 38 Republican House members who voted no on the budget bill passed in the wee hours of Saturday with the help of Democrats expressed his displeasure with his own party on CNN Sunday morning. Appearing on "State of the Union" with host Dana Bash, Rep. Tim Burchett, a frequent guest on cable networks lately, claimed he came …

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'Blindsided' and 'furious' Trump turned Elon Musk loose on House leadership: insider

Raw Story

According to a deep dive into how House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to get most of his caucus and Donald Trump to agree on a budget package that kept the government working until March, the Washington Post is reporting that Johnson "blindsided" the president-elect by also negotiating with Democrats. That, in turn, led Trump to prompt billionaire adviser Elon Musk …

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1 day, 3 hours ago

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

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1 day, 9 hours ago

Lara Trump Withdraws from Florida Senate Race

Deccan Chronicle

Washington: Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday that she is removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator -- ending speculation that she could replace Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration's secretary of state. "After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

'Must not be ignored': Ex-prosecutor highlights GOP ploy that's 'not even close to normal'

Raw Story

Will a political prosecution of former former Rep. Liz Cheney be successful? "No dice," says one former prosecutor who warns that the threat still shouldn't be ignored. Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig swiftly poured cold water on House Republicans’ claims that former Rep. Liz Cheney broke the law for her work on the Jan. 6 committee – and suggested that …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

Deccan Chronicle

The US Senate passed a spending measure early on Saturday, ensuring that federal government funding will continue through mid-March, the New York Times reported.The 85-to-11 vote came shortly after the midnight deadline, preventing a potential government shutdown that would have disrupted services and services just before the holidays.The bill, which was also approved earlier in the House, provides USD 100 …

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Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state. “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

‘No grounds to reject Opposition’s no-trust notice against V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar’

New Indian Express

As per the Article 67, “No resolution to remove the Vice-President shall be moved unless at least 14 days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.” “There is no question of rejecting a resolution on the 14-day grounds. He also said the notice invoked Article 67, which mandates the prior notice of at least 14 days …

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Allu Arjun's Hyderabad house vandalised by protestors over stampede death

New Indian Express

A group of persons, claiming to be members of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee, on Sunday vandalised flower pots and other things at the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun. The group tried to force entry into the actor's house, demanding one crore in compensation for the family of a 35-year-old woman who died on December 4 in …

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Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump, shown at his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2023, is stocking his Cabinet with Floridians. The nation under President-elect Donald Trump will look far more like Trump’s adopted home state of Florida, after he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by painting her as an out-of-touch California liberal. “These are all folks born and raised in our state and are …

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Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

LA Times

Gavin Newsom’s recent appearance at Redding’s Lassen College was part of a stepped-up focus on the red reaches of California. In promotional materials, the governor’s office describes the program as a “bottom-up strategy for creating good-paying jobs and regional economic development.” The plan follows lengthy consultation with locals in 13 parts of the state and aims to streamline programs and …

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'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

'Waffling and weak': Insiders say Trump is furious with Mike Johnson — and mulling his end

'Prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use': Damning Matt Gaetz ethics report leaks

Trump asserts leadership, dismisses claims of Musk’s presidential influence

6 OUJAC students get bail in Allu Arjun’s house vandalism case

Trump appoints Indian American entrepreneur as senior policy advisor on AI

Forget keys, Face ID may soon lock and unlock your house doors: Apple exploring smart doorbells

Accused in Allu Arjun house attack get bail, Revanth Reddy link emerges

Kumar Vishwas invokes Ramayana in veiled dig at Shatrughan Sinha, stokes row

Youth assaults nine-year-old SC boy for ‘scribbling on car’ in Tiruppur, held

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Gang Steals Rs 1.2 Cr in Gold, Arrests Made in Domalguda

'Man of the Year' or man of their wallets?

'We're not serious about passing a budget': GOP lawmaker trashes own party on CNN

'Blindsided' and 'furious' Trump turned Elon Musk loose on House leadership: insider

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Lara Trump Withdraws from Florida Senate Race

'Must not be ignored': Ex-prosecutor highlights GOP ploy that's 'not even close to normal'

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

‘No grounds to reject Opposition’s no-trust notice against V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar’

Allu Arjun's Hyderabad house vandalised by protestors over stampede death

Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?